Recaps

Jiang He reached the docks and challenged Prince Ojin, wagering his Earthbound Immortal against one of the keys to Satellite SOLA. Sartorius tried to secure the duel for himself, but Jiang He’s moves thwarted him, and the chapter ended as Jiang He offered Prince Ojin a choice between two new decks.

• Jiang He and the Gravekeeper Assailant knocked out the Society of Light members blocking their way, and Jiang He continued toward the docks with Alexis and Rei.
• Prince Ojin arrived carrying the Satellite SOLA control case, and both Jiang He and Sartorius sought to duel him.
• Jiang He revealed his Hummingbird Earthbound Immortal and offered to wager it against an item of equal value, prompting Prince Ojin to stake one SOLA key.
• Sartorius tried to dissuade Prince Ojin, but Jiang He mocked him as the duelists and their companions gathered at the docks.
• Prince Ojin declared that he would claim Jiang He’s god card, and Jiang He offered him a choice between two new decks.

Prince Ojin tried to defeat Jiang He in one turn by powering up Satellite Cannon, but Jiang He stopped its attack with Sphere Kuriboh. Prince Ojin began another turn through Mischief of the Time Goddess, leaving the Duel unresolved.

• Prince Ojin chose Jiang He's Trickstar Swords of Revealing Light Deck and went first, drawing cards with Pot of Greed.
• Prince Ojin used Cost Down to summon Satellite Cannon, then raised its attack to 2000 with Charging.
• Prince Ojin activated Mischief of the Time Goddess to reach his Battle Phase, then doubled Satellite Cannon's attack to 4000 with Limiter Removal.
• Prince Ojin ordered Satellite Cannon to attack directly, but Jiang He used Sphere Kuriboh to switch it to Defense Position and stop the attack.
• Jiang He mocked Prince Ojin, earning 1000 emotion points, while his allies noted Satellite Cannon would be destroyed by Limiter Removal's effect.
• Prince Ojin insisted he could still Normal Summon during his extra turn from Mischief of the Time Goddess.

Jiang He used Trickstar Reincarnation and Droll & Lock Bird to leave Prince Ojin without a hand, then banished his Satellite Base with Karma Cut. Jiang He began his next turn by summoning Trickstar Candina and searching for another Trickstar card, while Prince Ojin faced an empty field.

• Prince Ojin summoned Satellite Base in Defense Position, and its defense increased to 1,000 at the end of his turn.
• Jiang He set four cards, and Prince Ojin drew Card of Sanctity to refill his hand to six cards.
• Jiang He activated Trickstar Reincarnation to banish Prince Ojin's hand, then used Droll & Lock Bird to prevent him from drawing replacements.
• Jiang He activated Karma Cut and discarded a card to banish Prince Ojin's Satellite Base.
• Jiang He summoned Trickstar Candina and activated her effect to add a Trickstar card from his deck to his hand.

Jiang He kept Prince Ojin locked out of the duel with repeated Lightforce Sword traps while Trickstar Candina steadily drained his Life Points. Prince Ojin finally drew a card that could revive Satellite Cannon, but Jiang He banished it too, and Ojin fainted.

• Jiang He used Trickstar Candina to attack Prince Ojin directly, leaving him with 2200 Life Points.
• Jiang He activated Lightforce Sword and banished the only card in Prince Ojin’s hand for four turns.
• Prince Ojin ended his turn without a card to play, and Trickstar Candina’s next direct attack left him with 400 Life Points.
• Prince Ojin drew a card that could revive Satellite Cannon and declared that victory favored him.
• Jiang He activated another Lightforce Sword, banishing Prince Ojin’s revival card and leaving him with no options.
• Prince Ojin’s blood pressure surged, and he fainted as his secretary and bodyguards called out to him.

After defeating Prince Ojin, Jiang He claimed one of the Satellite SOLA keys and anticipated Sartorius challenging him for it. Back in his cabin, he heard that Bastion had lost to Eisenstein and learned that Aster had dueled the recovering Prince Ojin; an unfamiliar visitor then knocked at the door.

• Prince Ojin passed out after losing to Jiang He, and his secretary handed Jiang He one of the Satellite SOLA keys under their wager.
• Sartorius left, coveting the key, while Jiang He expected him to seek a Shadow Duel; Jiang He also noticed Aster heading toward the infirmary.
• Jaden, Chazz, Bastion, and Alexis discussed Jiang He's victory and the danger of Sartorius challenging him for the key.
• In the luxury cabin, Alexis told Jiang He that his medal count had fallen to sixteen, and Rei reported that Eisenstein had defeated Bastion.
• Alexis said Prince Ojin had awakened and dueled Aster, though she did not know the result; an unfamiliar visitor knocked at the cabin door.

Rindo asked Jiang He to rescue Prince Ojin, who Sartorius had brainwashed and used to surrender Satellite SOLA’s security case. Jiang He agreed after Rindo offered money and rare cards, then joined the others to watch Aster Phoenix duel Sartorius, who summoned Arcana Force VII - The Chariot.

• Rindo told Jiang He that Aster had defeated Prince Ojin for the second Satellite SOLA Key, after which Sartorius’s power controlled the prince and led him to hand over SOLA’s security case.
• Jiang He pretended to hesitate over helping, then agreed after Rindo offered substantial payment and warned that Sartorius planned to destroy the real world using SOLA.
• Rindo left Jiang He a prepaid card, and Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, and the others arrived with news that Aster had challenged Sartorius to a Shadow Duel.
• Jiang He and the others went to the Obelisk Blue dorm, where Aster and Sartorius had just begun their duel as Zane Truesdale and Atticus Rhodes watched.
• Sartorius drew and summoned Arcana Force VII - The Chariot in Attack Position.

Aster Phoenix fought Sartorius’s Arcana Force Deck, which used the Light of Destruction to rig The Chariot’s coin-like effect and steal Diamond Dude. Aster revived Dasher and summoned Drilldark, leaving the duel poised for his next move.

• Sartorius summoned Arcana Force VII - The Chariot and manipulated its spin so it gained the effect to revive monsters it destroyed.
• The Chariot destroyed Diamond Dude, but Aster activated D - Signal to summon Destiny HERO - Defender from his Deck.
• Sartorius revived Diamond Dude to his field, while Defender’s high DEF kept Aster’s position protected.
• Aster activated Destiny Draw, discarded Dasher, then used Monster Reborn to revive it.
• Aster summoned Destiny HERO - Drilldark in attack position.

Aster Phoenix attacked Sartorius and briefly dealt damage, but Sartorius used Swords of X to destroy Aster’s monsters and then placed two Arcana Force monsters on Aster’s field as potential traitors. Jiang He exposed Sartorius’s claim to foresee their effects as a lie, leaving Aster and the spectators convinced that Sartorius could control the outcomes.

• Aster Phoenix attacked with Destiny HERO - Dasher and Destiny HERO - Drilldark, destroying Sartorius’s monsters and reducing his Life Points to 3400.
• Sartorius activated Swords of X, called for Aster to stop its spin, and destroyed all three of Aster’s monsters when the card landed upright.
• Sartorius activated Arcana Deathscythe and sent Arcana Force I - The Magician from his deck to the graveyard.
• Sartorius used Necro Sacrifice to Special Summon Arcana Force VII - The Chariot and Arcana Force I - The Magician in Defense Position on Aster’s field.
• Sartorius claimed the monsters’ effects would land one upright and one reversed, but Jiang He pointed out that his fortune-telling had been disrupted by the hummingbird Earthbound Immortal.
• Aster accused Sartorius of controlling the outcomes and rejected the credibility of his claims about fate.

Sartorius used Arcana Force XXI - The World to seize another turn after overwhelming Aster Phoenix with attacks and effects. He launched a direct attack at Aster, who was left with only 100 Life Points.

• Sartorius summoned Arcana Force XXI - The World and destroyed Aster's Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, reducing Aster to 2,300 LP.
• Arcana Force VII - The Chariot returned to Sartorius's field with its upright effect, then destroyed Aster's Arcana Force I - The Magician and brought it back to Sartorius's side.
• Sartorius used Arcana Force I - The Magician to attack Aster directly, leaving him with 100 LP.
• Sartorius revealed Arcana Force XXI - The World's effect, tributed Arcana Force I - The Magician and Arcana Force VII - The Chariot, and skipped Aster's turn.
• Sartorius drew another card and ordered Arcana Force XXI - The World to attack Aster directly.

Aster Phoenix stopped Sartorius from finishing the duel, then used Destiny HERO - Plasma to absorb Sartorius’s ace and activate Plasma’s full power. With Sartorius’s field effects now negated, Aster prepared to turn the duel around.

• Aster activated [D - Fortune] and banished [Destiny HERO - Diamond Dude] to end Sartorius’s Battle Phase, surviving [Arcana Force XXI - The World]’s attack.
• Aster used [Destiny Draw] to send [Destiny HERO - Disk Commander] to the Graveyard, then revived it with [Monster Reborn] and drew two cards with its effect.
• Aster Tributed [D - Cubed] and [Destiny HERO - Disk Commander] to Special Summon [Destiny HERO - Plasma].
• Aster used Plasma’s effect to absorb [Arcana Force XXI - The World], raising Plasma’s attack to 3,450 and gaining the monster’s effect.
• Aster activated [D - Force] and used Plasma’s second effect to negate Sartorius’s monster effects and negate and destroy Spell and Trap effects that targeted Aster’s cards.

Aster Phoenix’s Destiny HERO - Plasma nearly defeated Sartorius, but Sartorius survived the attack and summoned his stronger ace, Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler. Sartorius’s attack reduced Aster’s remaining 100 LP to zero, leaving Aster defeated and on the verge of unconsciousness.

• Aster Phoenix ordered Destiny HERO - Plasma to attack Sartorius, but Sartorius discarded Arcana Force XIV - Temperance to prevent the battle damage.
• Jiang He warned that Sartorius had a powerful monster in his hand and predicted Aster was in danger.
• Sartorius revealed Material Road and Spiritual Road, then activated Heavenly Road to summon Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler.
• Sartorius commanded The Light Ruler to attack Plasma, and its 4000 ATK overwhelmed Aster’s defenses.
• Aster Phoenix took 550 battle damage, his LP fell to zero, and he collapsed as Jaden Yuki exclaimed that he had lost.

After Aster Phoenix lost his Shadow Duel to Sartorius, Jiang He held the final Satellite SOLA Key while Sartorius avoided challenging him until he was ready. Jiang He learned that his friends had rapidly eliminated most tournament participants, leaving him to anticipate which of Sartorius’s hired duelists would come after him.

• Aster Phoenix collapsed after losing to Sartorius, who took the Satellite SOLA Key and refused to duel Jiang He that day.
• Bastion Misawa was pressured into carrying Aster to the infirmary, where Nurse Fontaine found no clear cause for his unconsciousness.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale suggested that the others help by eliminating tournament participants Sartorius might recruit to challenge Jiang He.
• Alexis Rhodes told Jiang He that only five participants remained, while Jaden Yuki and Zane had tied and been eliminated.
• Chazz Princeton overheard something outside Jiang He’s room and fled before delivering his message.
• Jiang He suspected that Sartorius might send Eisenstein or Mathmatica to challenge him and considered testing his new decks against them.

Jiang He dueled the genius duel physicist Eisenstein, who wanted to borrow the key to Satellite SOLA for research funded by Sartorius. Eisenstein opened with a burn strategy, while Jiang He set four face-down cards and left the pressure on him.

• Eisenstein challenged Jiang He for the key to Satellite SOLA and agreed to wager his laboratory and his own service.
• Jiang He and Eisenstein began their duel in front of the Slifer Red dormitory as Alexis Rhodes, Rei Saotome, Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, Tyranno Hassleberry, Chazz Princeton, and Bastion Misawa watched.
• Eisenstein activated the Field Spell Relativity Field, which permanently reduced a player's monsters' attack points whenever that player's life points fell.
• Eisenstein summoned Laplace the Netherworld Arithmetician, set three cards, and ended his turn.
• Jiang He drew his key card, set four cards without summoning a monster, and ended his turn, making Eisenstein wary.

Jiang He survived Eisenstein’s repeated burn damage by destroying [Laplace the Netherworld Arithmetician] with [Solemn Strike], then used [Friendship. Yugi and Joey Wheeler] and [End. Unity] to force Eisenstein to split their Life Points. The chapter ended with the two shaking hands as Eisenstein angrily endured Jiang He’s crushing grip.

• Eisenstein used [Interdimensional Matter Transporter] to banish [Laplace the Netherworld Arithmetician], triggering its effect and dealing Jiang He 2,100 damage.
• On his turn, Eisenstein activated [Wormhole] to banish [Laplace the Netherworld Arithmetician] again and set up another 2,100 damage.
• Jiang He activated [Solemn Strike], paid 1,500 LP, and negated and destroyed [Laplace the Netherworld Arithmetician] before its effect could resolve.
• Eisenstein set his final card and ended his turn, leaving Jiang He with 400 LP.
• Jiang He activated [Friendship. Yugi and Joey Wheeler], and when Eisenstein refused to split their Life Points, Jiang He revealed [End. Unity] to force the handshake and Life Point split.
• Eisenstein shook Jiang He’s hand, but Jiang He squeezed back harder, leaving Eisenstein angry and in pain.

Jiang He kept Eisenstein from gaining momentum by negating his key cards with Solemn Judgment, even as his Life Points fell to 50. Eisenstein's Blaze Fenix burn strategy was blocked, leaving him frustrated and Jiang He still standing.

• Jiang He ended his turn with four set cards after using a Spell to exchange Life Points with Eisenstein.
• Eisenstein activated Graceful Charity, but Jiang He paid half his Life Points to negate and destroy it with Solemn Judgment.
• Jiang He drew two cards with Pot of Greed, then set another card and ended his turn.
• Eisenstein summoned Blaze Fenix and sent it to the graveyard to deal Jiang He 1,000 damage, dropping him to 100 LP.
• Eisenstein activated Call of the Haunted to revive Blaze Fenix, but Jiang He used a second Solemn Judgment, paying 50 LP to negate and destroy the Trap.

Jiang He restored his Life Points by forcing Dr. Stein to share them again, then turned Dr. Stein’s Draw Paradox against him and survived Big Head Dragon-brain.dragon’s attack. He ended the chapter destroying Draw Paradox with Mystical Space Typhoon, preventing Dr. Stein from drawing on Jiang He’s next turn.

• Dr. Stein activated Draw Paradox to stop Jiang He from drawing and make his opponent draw instead.
• Jiang He used a second Friendship. Yugi and Joey Wheeler to equalize their Life Points, leaving both at 1,125 LP.
• Draw Paradox let Jiang He draw during Dr. Stein’s Draw Phase, while Dr. Stein summoned Quantum Cat and tributed it to summon Big Head Dragon-brain.dragon.
• Dr. Stein attacked with Big Head Dragon-brain.dragon, but Jiang He activated Defense Draw to prevent the damage and draw a card.
• Dr. Stein ended his turn, and Jiang He activated Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Draw Paradox.

Jiang He dismantled Dr. Stein’s defenses by giving him [Volcanic Queen] and locking her down with [Mask of the Accursed], then negated Dr. Stein’s attempted rescue with [Solemn Judgment]. The chapter ended with [Volcanic Queen] burning Dr. Stein for 1,000 damage after he failed to tribute a monster.

• Jiang He destroyed [Draw Paradox] with [Mystical Space Typhoon] and drew a card on his turn.
• Jiang He tributed Dr. Stein’s [Big Head Dragon-brain.dragon] to Special Summon [Volcanic Queen] to Dr. Stein’s field.
• Jiang He equipped [Mask of the Accursed] to [Volcanic Queen], preventing her from attacking and threatening Dr. Stein with additional damage.
• Dr. Stein summoned [Cannon Soldier], but Jiang He activated [Solemn Judgment] and destroyed it.
• Dr. Stein ended his turn without a monster to tribute, so [Volcanic Queen] inflicted 1,000 damage on him with her effect.

Jiang He defeated Dr. Stein and spared his laboratory, while Sartorius prepared to face him in the World Duel Tournament. Alexis told Jiang He that Sartorius had defeated Matt Matic, leaving them as the tournament’s last undefeated duelists, and Jiang He looked forward to choosing a new deck before their match.

• Jiang He defeated Dr. Stein with Volcanic Queen and Mask of the Accursed, winning their wager and keeping the laboratory open with plans to fund its research.
• Sartorius learned of Dr. Stein’s defeat and decided to recover the Satellite SOLA Key himself, while Prince Ojin arranged his duel with Matt Matic.
• Sartorius defeated Matt Matic, leaving only himself and Jiang He undefeated in the World Duel Tournament.
• Alexis Rhodes joined Jiang He in the hot spring and told him that he would have to duel Sartorius the next day.
• Alexis kissed Jiang He to encourage him, and Camula offered encouragement too, but Jiang He declined her offer.

Jiang He exchanged for the Spider Mark and a World Lock Deck, then went to the Obelisk Blue dorm to face Sartorius in a Shadow Duel for the Satellite SOLA Key and the consciousness of the light of destruction. Their duel began with Sartorius taking the first turn and summoning Arcana Force III - The Empress.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Earthbound Immortal Mark: Spider Mark, gaining a new safeguard for future Shadow Duels.
• Jiang He chose the World Lock Deck, intending to surprise Sartorius with one of his own ace monsters.
• The next morning, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, Atticus Rhodes, Kaiser Zane Truesdale, and Rindo visited Jiang He and told him Sartorius was ready to duel.
• Jiang He went with the others to the Obelisk Blue dorm, where Sartorius waited with Society of Light followers and Prince Ojin holding the Satellite SOLA Key.
• Jiang He and Sartorius began their Shadow Duel, wagering the key and their lives against the consciousness of the light of destruction.
• Sartorius took the first turn and summoned Arcana Force III - The Empress in attack position.

Jiang He faced Sartorius, whose controlled coin flips let his Arcana Force monsters gain their beneficial effects. Jiang He began setting up a graveyard-based strategy, while Sartorius sent [Arcana Force XXI - The World] to the graveyard and revived it with its reversed effect.

• Sartorius controlled [Arcana Force III - The Empress]'s spin so it landed upright, then used its effect to Normal Summon [Arcana Force IV - The Emperor] during Jiang He's turn.
• Sartorius controlled [Arcana Force IV - The Emperor]'s spin so its upright effect raised the attack of his Arcana Force monsters by 500.
• Jiang He summoned [Armageddon Knight] and sent [Samsara Lotus] from his deck to the graveyard with its effect.
• Jiang He activated [One Day of Peace], drew a card, and set two cards while Sartorius also drew and set two cards.
• Sartorius activated [Arcana Deathscythe] and sent [Arcana Force XXI - The World] from his deck to the graveyard.
• Sartorius activated [Reversed Reborn] to revive [Arcana Force XXI - The World] from his graveyard with its reversed effect.

Jiang He stalled Sartorius with repeated damage-prevention effects and destroyed his monsters, while Sartorius tried to clear Jiang He's defenses and prepare his strongest ace. The chapter ended with Sartorius summoning [Arcana Force VI - The Lovers] as a tribute for that monster.

• Sartorius used [Reversal of Fate] to give [Arcana Force XXI - The World] its turn-skipping effect, but Jiang He activated [Torrential Tribute] and destroyed every monster on the field.
• Sartorius summoned [Arcana Force VII - The Chariot] in defense position and ended his turn without attacking.
• Jiang He used [Pot of Greed] and another [One Day of Peace], then set a card and ended his turn.
• Sartorius activated [Mystical Space Typhoon] to destroy Jiang He's set card, revealing it had been a second [Torrential Tribute].
• Sartorius summoned [Arcana Force VI - The Lovers] as a tribute for his strongest ace monster.

Sartorius summoned Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler, whose reversed effect made it destroy the field when it left play and return during his next Standby Phase. Jiang He began his turn by reviving Sartorius’s Arcana Force XXI - The World, leaving its effect’s orientation unresolved.

• Sartorius used Arcana Force VI - The Lovers and Arcana Force VII - The Chariot as three Tributes to Special Summon Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler.
• The Dark Ruler’s card stopped in the reversed position, and Sartorius revealed that it would destroy every card when it left the field and return during his next Standby Phase.
• Sartorius ended his turn, and Jiang He drew Graceful Charity, used it to draw three cards, then discarded Samsara Lotus and a Level 8 monster.
• Jiang He activated Monster Reborn and Special Summoned Sartorius’s Arcana Force XXI - The World from Sartorius’s Graveyard.
• Sartorius announced that he would make The World’s spinning card stop in the reversed position.

Jiang He used [Reversal of Fate] and two [Samsara Lotus] monsters to take control of [Arcana Force XXI - The World] and repeatedly skip Sartorius's turns. After Sartorius failed to regain control of the monster, Jiang He summoned [Magical Exemplar] and hinted at a way to attack directly through [Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler].

• Jiang He revealed [Reversal of Fate], changing [Arcana Force XXI - The World] from its reversed effect to its upright effect.
• Jiang He revived two [Samsara Lotus] monsters and sacrificed them to activate [Arcana Force XXI - The World], skipping Sartorius's turn.
• Sartorius tried to use the light of destruction to stop the effect, but Jiang He's Demonic Ape Mark let him control [Arcana Force XXI - The World] and skip Sartorius's turn anyway.
• Sartorius argued that [Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler] protected him, while Bastion Misawa and the others recognized that destroying it could also disrupt Jiang He's turn-skipping strategy.
• Jiang He summoned [Magical Exemplar] and asked whether the others had heard of a direct attack.

Jiang He used [Arcana Force XXI - The World] and [Samsara Lotus] to keep Sartorius from taking turns while [Magical Exemplar] repeatedly struck him, until the Light of Destruction conceded and Sartorius collapsed. Chancellor Sheppard declared Jiang He the World Duel Tournament winner, and the chapter left Jiang He holding the Satellite SOLA Key while others recognized his victory and growing influence.

• Jiang He summoned [Magical Exemplar] and attacked Sartorius directly, lowering Sartorius's Life Points from 4000 to 3400.
• Jiang He revived two [Samsara Lotus] and used them to activate [Arcana Force XXI - The World], skipping Sartorius's turn before attacking him again and lowering his Life Points to 2800.
• As Jiang He prepared to repeat the turn-skip combo, Sartorius roared, and the Light of Destruction's consciousness shattered and conceded the Shadow Duel.
• The Light of Destruction's controlled students and Prince Ojin regained their senses, and Chancellor Sheppard announced Jiang He as the World Duel Tournament winner.
• Alexis Rhodes congratulated Jiang He, Kaiser Zane Truesdale noted that the victory could help him enter professional dueling, and Chazz Princeton reflected on Jiang He's wealth and possession of the Satellite SOLA Key.

Jiang He met with Prince Ojin, who sought to trade for one of the Satellite SOLA Keys on behalf of the Serpent God Kingdom. The chapter ended with Jiang He dismissing the kingdom’s offer of an honorary title as little more than an empty promise.

• Jiang He celebrated his victory with Rei Saotome, Alexis Rhodes, and the others, while secretly blaming Chancellor Sheppard for the wasabi he had added to the rice balls.
• Prince Ojin arrived with Rindo and bodyguards, thanked Jiang He for saving him from Sartorius, and asked to speak privately about Satellite SOLA.
• Prince Ojin confirmed Jiang He had both keys and proposed trading for one so the Serpent God Kingdom’s royal family would retain one.
• Rindo relayed an offer for Jiang He to marry into the royal family, prompting him to spray coffee over Prince Ojin and refuse the idea.
• Prince Ojin clarified that marriage was only an example and offered Jiang He an honorary princely title in exchange for a key.
• Jiang He rejected the honorary title as an empty designation and questioned the value of the kingdom’s promise of alliance.